Old Dog



Old Dog
By Analeigh Nelson

Sweet old dog that I have found
By this tree where you are bound
Let me take a look around -
Your chains I will unwind.

Tell me, is it he or she?
What all have they done to thee?
No water or food I see -
Pray, when did you last dine?

Let me take you home my friend
Where you can begin to mend
And to you I shall attend-
Your injuries I will bind.

You are now forever free
From who bound you to that tree
This I promise you will see-
That people can be kind.

So lay down your gentle head
Here upon my comfy bed
Now that you are warm and fed
And leave the past behind.

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Submitted by analeighdadoggolover07 on April 05, 2023

Modified on April 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX AAAB CCCX DDDB CCCB EEEB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 617
Words 152
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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